Google+ Tools Higher Ed

Google+ for Higher Education
Thirty-one ways to use Google+

Overview of this presentation

Aim
This presentation includes information to help you (the
faculty, staff, and students) to maximize the use of
Google+ for learning and connecting at your
organization.

Contents
● Google+ tools overview
● Google+ for Faculty
● Google+ for Administration & Staff
● Google+ for College Students
Google Confidential and Proprietary

Tools for faculty, staff,
administration and students

Circles help you organize Profile is the way you represent
everyone according to your real yourself on Google products
life connections. across the web.

Hangouts let up to 10 people Instant Upload automatically
video conference at no charge. sends photos and videos to a
private album.

Hangouts with Extras let you Messenger allows you to bring
share Google Docs or your people together for group mobile
screen as well. messaging.

Stream lets you have Google+ Pages allow you to
conversations and share create a Google+ Page for your
information with Circles. organization.

Search allows you to search
Google+ posts, Google+ people,
and the web.


Google+ for faculty
Support for connecting, teaching and researching



Organize all your groups by
creating Circles

Create Circles for
different groups like:
● Poli Sci buddies
● Summer interns
● Calculus students
needing support

Circles help you
organize everyone
according to your real
life connections.

Create and organize your Circles


Support information exchange by
sharing your Circle with others

You can share the
Circles you created
with others in order to
have easier two-way
communication. Send
your [ENG 386]
Circle to everyone in
the class.

Share your Circles
You can share a
Circle with the people
within that group or to
an outsider.


Gather questions for your
upcoming lecture

Share to your
relevant Circles (e.g.
class Circles, peer
Circles) to ask for
Share relevant information with Stream questions people
would like answered
in your next lecture.

The Stream lets you
share information
and gather views
from others. It
updates real-time.


Hold office hours without anyone
having to leave their home

Log on and create a
Hangout visible only
to your students.
Keep the window
open from 4-6pm so
students can “drop in”
alone or in groups.

Hangouts allow up to
10 people to
video-conference at
no charge.


Work with students on other
campuses or those at a distance

Start a Hangout for
students in other
locations to support
foreign language
development. The
extra hours of
face-to-face practice
pay off.

In Hangouts the
screen adjusts so
that the person
talking is enlarged at
center to support clear
exchange.


Review video with students in order
to re-teach difficult concepts

While in a Hangout
you can share
YouTube videos. For
example, a video of a
lecture you want to
re-watch and pause
for re-teaching.

Hangouts also allow
you to watch and
speak over YouTube
videos with the other
participants.


Do collaborative writing with your
students or colleagues

Set up a Hangout
with your students to
review their work. Or
launch a Hangout
with peers to discuss
your upcoming
journal article.

Hangouts with Extras
also allow you to
share your screen or
collaboratively edit
Google Docs.

Share your screen and collaborate
with Hangouts with Extras


Search for the latest information for
use in class or research

Find the latest
information for a
class, talk, or paper.
For example,
searching
"Philadelphia" brings
up images, recent
news stories and
other public posts.

The Search bar within
Google+ allows you to
search Google+
posts, Google+
people and the web.


Help ensure people find the real
you on the web

Create a Profile
within Google+ and it
will be available to
people searching the
web on Google. Your
profile image from
Google+ is displayed.

The Profile is the way
you represent
yourself on Google
products across the
web, including on
Google+.
Create a Google+ Profile


Attend meetings with colleagues
even if you are away

Even if you are away
from campus you can
join important
conversations with
colleagues and
students face-to-face.

Google+ mobile
applications allow
you to join Hangouts
from your mobile
device.


Google+ for administration
and staff
Support for staff and departments like Admissions, Career Services,
and Study Abroad


Communications and PR:
Create a Google+ Page

Create a Google+
Page for your
University.

The Google+ Page
allows you to build
relationships
between people and
your organization. It
allows you to share
information, promote
your organization,
and learn the views
of your followers.


Admissions: Engage with students
before they start school

Create a Circle for
incoming freshmen
and use the Stream
to send them relevant
information and
develop a personal
connection before
they arrive.

The Stream lets you
share information
and gather views
from people.


Admissions: Get classmates to
meet face to face before term

Using their new
Google Apps
accounts from school,
classmates or
roommates can
access a Hangout to
connect face-to-face
before they're on
campus.

Hangouts allow you to
video-conference at
no charge from
anywhere in the
world.


Administration: Engage board
members more effectively

Hold a Hangout for
your next board
meeting to allow
members to be face
to face. This may help
attract people to the
board who wouldn't
otherwise join.

Hangouts mute the
audio of those who
are not the main
speaker to allow for
The University of Richmond School of Law smooth exchange.
Board of Directors in Virginia, USA uses
Hangouts so a member in California can
contribute well.


Departments: Share your ideas
with colleagues

Create a Circle for
the Geology
department and use
it to post about your
upcoming paper. Get
comments from
people you trust.

The Stream lets you
share information
and gather views
from select Circles or
from the public.


Support teams: Conduct helpdesk
sessions or tutorials

Instead of using a
phone to answer an
IT support call or to
get someone started
on new technology,
meet face-to-face,
sharing your screen
as well.

Hangouts with Extras
also allow a
participant to share
his/her screen.


Study abroad: Encourage students
to share their journeys

Encourage students
to share their photos
of study abroad,
posting real-time from
their mobile phone to
the Stream.

Instant Upload
automatically sends
your photos and
videos from your
mobile device to a
private web album.


Study abroad: Help students abroad
to connect with campus

Use a Hangout to
get students
studying abroad to
appear live at the
study abroad info
session for those
interested in going
abroad next year.

Those invited to
Hangouts receive a
notification in their
Stream so that they
know where and
when to join.


Alumni center: Help alumni
connect more easily

Share alumni Circles
with those in the same
field or city. They can
then use the Stream
to connect with each
other.

Share and connect with Stream
The Stream supports
both small group
networking or
exchange of
comments to the
wider domain Public.


Career center: Publicize career fairs
and events real-time

Take photos of
speakers and
Career Fair displays
to draw more
students to events.

Instant Upload
automatically sends
your photos and
videos from your
mobile device to a
private web album,
ready to share right
away or later as you
see fit.


Career center: Link employers to
students on campus at no cost

Give employers who
cannot come to
campus in person a
new channel to your
students. They can
meet in small groups
or for one-to-ones.

Hangouts allow up
to 10 people to
video-conference at
no charge.


Google+ for college students
Support for connecting, learning, and sharing


Create Circles for groups in your
academic and social life

Create Circles for
classes like:
● ECON 50 class
● Journalism Project
and social groups
like:
● Family
● London friends

Circles help you
organize everyone
according to your real
life connections.

Create and organize your Circles


Work with your club from the
comfort of your home

Share your screen and collaborate Hold group meetings
with Hangouts with Extras
with up to 10 group
members. Meet the
Photography Club
leadership or get
impromptu
homework help.

Hangouts with
Extras also allow
you to share your
screen so you can
review anything on
your computer.


Share with your classmates even
when you are on the go

Your busy college life
means that you spend
more time on the go
than sitting at a
computer. You can
still keep up with your
Stream by using the
Google+ mobile
application.

You can send and
read messages in
your Stream with your
mobile device.

Stream with Google+ mobile application


Change the location of your meet-up
last minute with ease

When the restaurant
is full or you forgot to
reserve a room at the
library, get
consensus on a new
location easily by
using Messenger
within the app on
your mobile device.

Messenger allows
you to do simple,
group mobile
messaging.


Create a Google+ Page to promote
your student group

Create a Google Plus
Page for your student
group.

The Google+ Page
allows you to build
relationships
between people and
your group. It allows
you to share
information, promote
your organization,
and learn the views
of your followers.


Bring a band to campus for your
student group at low cost

Use a Hangout to
bring a band (like
Will.I.Am pictured
here) or speaker to
multiple campus
lecture halls. Have
interactive Q&A
without any costs for
flights or hotels.

Hangouts allow 10
people anywhere in
the world to
video- conference at
no charge.


Publicize your events in real-time to
draw a bigger crowd

Use Instant Upload
to share photos of
your campus
performances and
events with the
whole campus or
certain Circles.

Instant Upload
automatically sends
video and photos to
your private web
album, ready to
share as you see fit.


Give a performance or share your
talents with others

Create a Named
Hangout (e.g.
"Campus Improv")
and give an intimate
concert or tutoring
session (e.g. free
Guitar lessons).

Hangouts with
Extras also allow
you to create a
Named Hangout,
titling it so that
interested people
can join.


Keep in touch with college friends
over the summer

Keep in touch with
college friends over
the summer. Decide
who is bringing
which furniture to the
new apartment.

Hangouts with
Extras also allow
you to share your
screen, take notes,
or to collaboratively
edit pre-existing
Google Docs.


And the last way to use Google+ is
to be determined by you ...


Learning more
about Google+


More information about Google+

To start using it
● To create an account visit: www.google.com/+

● To create a Google+ page for an organization visit: www.
plus.google.com/pages/create

For more information

● To learn more about Google+ for the university community, visit:
www.google.com/+/learnmore/universities

● For help, visit Google+ Support at: www.google.
com/support/plus


Google+ Tools Higher Ed

Recommandé

Recommandé

Contenu connexe

En vedette

En vedette (8)

Similaire à Google+ Tools Higher Ed

Similaire à Google+ Tools Higher Ed (20)

Dernier

Dernier (20)

Google+ Tools Higher Ed